Fair Rate in Ohio Gas Case Prompts City Discussion
Discussions at City Council unfold over a proposed 58 cent per thousand cubic feet rate for natural gas. Ohio Fuel’s Frank W. Phillips cites studies and court findings to argue a fair return, referencing surveys by engineering firms and prior cases in Chillicothe and Capitol City.
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Frank W. Phillips
Ohio Fuel Y
Phillips
Supreme Court
Co& Fue
Capitol City
Jetensen
Llicothe Case McDonald
Chicago
Kansas
Chillicothe
Coshocton
Ohio
Equitable Company
Harlem Rioters Clash With Police In Night of Race Violence
The Harlem district saw a night of rioting as hundreds of police struggled to quell outbreaks. About 100 prisoners were booked and ten people were shot as agitators blamed a false tale of a killed boy to incite violence.
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New York
Harlem
Manhattan
Brooklyn
Bronx
Charles Alston
Alston
Lino Rivera
Washington Heights
Molyneaux Dies at 20 with Family in Mt Dis Home
In Gallipolis a 20 year old Molyneaux dies after cancer. Survived by wife Ida Lois Grover and infant son. Mrs EF P Molyneaux, Mt Dis home, and other family members noted. Funeral arrangements not yet made.
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EF. P. Moly- Mt
Ida Lois Grover
Unclear Code Ruling on Intrastate Barbers
A fragmented report notes Charles Bell declaring a statute null citing content restrictions and an act limited to intrastate commerce. The ruling suggests barbers operating within the state face regulatory separation and possible business constraints.
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Bell
Man-eating fish rumor shakes readers in restless town
A garbled dispatch mentions dangerous fish sightings and a curious rumor of a man-eating creature near a televised event. References to Jets 824 and pacifist groups surface amid confusing notes about classifieds and recent reports.
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Mts
Officer Averts Dynamiting of Elyria Plant
In Elyria Ohio a smoking dynamite package found on a window ledge at Steel and Tubes inc plant prompted a swift police response. Officer Myron Gibson grabbed the device and hurled it into a ditch causing an explosion that shattered windows and caused minor injuries to two plant workers.
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Columbus
of Steel & Tubes, Inc
Elyria
Ohio
Myron Gibson
Toledo
Dayton Power & Light Company
Cleveland
Canton
Ten Pay Tax Bill Advances in Legislature
A bill to let taxpayers pay taxes in ten installments instead of two is sent to the House after unanimous Senate approval. The measure aims to boost revenue and ease the burden, with Senate justification from Keith Lawrence. Also approved were highway illumination, funding for independent fairs, and House measures expanding old age pensions to the disabled and blind, banning dentist advertising, and curbing auto industry chiseling.
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Columbus
House
Senate
Keith Lawrence
New Liquor Measure Receives Senate Committee Approval
In Columbus a bill to overhaul the state liquor control act and abolish the $1 gallonage tax won approval from the Senate Liquor Control Committee. The measure was recommended for passage and will receive another hearing next Tuesday after noon.
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Columbus
Senate Liquor Control Committee
Rain Tonight and Colder Late Thursday Forecast
The Ath En District weather notes occasional rain tonight with a drop in temperatures late Thursday. Tuesday saw about 0.12 inches of rain with 51 degrees high and 47 degrees low. Wednesday’s temperatures were in the upper fifties.
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Athens
Negro Indicted for Murder of Merchant in Delaware
Wilbur Scott 27, an auto washer and radio entertainer, was indicted for first degree murder of W. A. Wilson, a 78 year old merchant found slain in his basement on February 9. Police say Scott confessed to striking Wilson with a window weight.
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Delaware
Wilbur
Wib) Scott
W. A. Wilson
Delaware County Grand
Wilson
Scott
Earl Amline
Man dies after Rendville Jail fire injures Burns victim
Wayman Jackson aged 52, Negro, died in a Zanesville hospital after a Rendville Jail fire. He had been sentenced for drunkenness.
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New Lexington
Rendville
Wayman Jackson
Zanesville
Jackson
Bucyrus Council Rejects Gas Rate Hike Fight
Bucyrus city council voted Tuesday night to oppose the Ohio Fuel Gas Company's requested rate increases. City Solicitor John C. Carroll said other cities will join Bucyrus in resisting higher charges and a formal protest will be filed with the state utilities commission after findings are reported.
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Bucyrus
Ohio Fuel Gas Company
John C. Carroll
State Utilities Commission
Carroll
Ohio road funds face six and half million deficit
Columbus reports the State Highway Department may run a 6.5 million dollar deficit this year. Highway Director John J. Jaster Jr told the House Highways Committee Tuesday night that the shortfall would prevent financing the Sandusky Bay Bridge purchase from gasoline tax funds.
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Columbus
State Highway Department
John J. Jaster, Jr
House Highways Committee
Sandusky Bay Bridge
Joseph Berg Will Funds Hearing Equipment in Church
Joseph Berg provided for installation of equipment to aid 22 hard of hearing persons in Zion Lutheran Church. The will was filed locally, detailing accessibility measures for the deaf community.
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Hamllton
Joseph Berg
Zion Lutheran Church
Will Rogers on Taxes and War Worries
Beverly Hills dispatch features Will Rogers humorously saying U S citizens should feel thankful for not protesting Germany while noting wartime taxes as the main worry. He quips about Versailles terms and dead signers, contrasting American tax anxieties with European conflicts.
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Beverly Hills
Calif
Germany
Mussolini
Hitler
Youre
Will Rogers
Darrow Attacks NRA on Favoring Big Business
Clarence Darrow told Senate investigators that the NRA shifts business from small firms to large ones and worsens the plight of the little man. He warned of growing master and slave dynamics, voiced in a quiet, uneasy tone before the Senate Finance Committee with Donald Richberg nearby.
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Washington
Clarence Darrow
Senate
NRA
Senate Finance Committee
Recovery Administration
Darrow
Donald R. Richberg
Two Plead Guilty In Athens County Indictments
Two of thirteen arraigned before Judge O F Rowland entered guilty pleas. Edward Coon of Athens faced embezzlement charges and Harrison Nelson of Hamsey Run faced theft charges, with sentences to follow. Raymond Windle pleaded not guilty to petit larceny and was freed on 300 dollar bond. The remaining ten pleaded not guilty and remain jailed. trial dates not yet set. Bonds listed range from 300 to 1,000 dollars for the ten.
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O. F. Rowland
Athena County Common Pleas Court
Athens County Grand Jury
Edward Coon
Athens
Harrison Nelson
Hamsey Run
Rowland
Raymond Windle
Athens County
Dale Hart
Donald Lyons
John Staten
Elmer Rutter
John Davidson
Donald Wright
Clint Camp
Clarence Perry
William Molihan
Otto Perry
Two Historical Spots Donated to State Society
The Ohio State Archaeological and Historical Society announced the acquisition of two land tracts to preserve history. Buckeye Furnace in Jackson County and Cross Mound in Fairfield County were donated after years of agitation, with deeds delivered to the society.
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Columbus
Ohio State Archaeological and Historical Society
H. R. McPherson
Buckeye Furnace
Jackson County
Allied Powers Confer on Germany s War Moves
Britain France and Italy planned a joint conference ahead of Sir John Simon and Anthony Eden visits to Berlin to discuss Hitler's rearmament. France protested Germany’s violations and sought League action while Pravda warned of a tenfold army build up and Washington prepared to boost military strength. President Roosevelt urged good neighbor policy for a peaceful European solution.
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Great Britain
France
Italy
John Simon
Anthony Eden
Berlin
League of National Council
Germany
Kreuzberg
Washington
House
Roosevelt
Europe
Driver Sought After Mill St Accident In Athens
A Columbus motorist faces arrest after a collision at Mill and College Streets Tuesday night in Athens. Mrs. Homer Rodehaver suffered a sprained back and bruises when another car with two men struck hers then fled after the driver appeared intoxicated. The license matched a Columbus man.
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Columbus
Mill
College Streets
Athens
Homer Rodehaver
East State Street
Flood Threat Endangers Arkansas and Mississippi
In the Mississippi Valley, one of the worst flood threats in years prompted a large relief effort. Engineers, National Guardsmen, convicts, Red Cross workers, and volunteers worked Wednesday to combat rising waters across Arkansas and Mississippi.
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Memphis
Tenn
Army of Engineers National
Red Cross
Celebrities Absent Minded At Ohio University Convocation
James BR Pond joked about the quirks of famous speakers while recounting Admiral Byrds misadventures. Pond, who manages celebrities, notes the habit of missing trains or boarding the wrong one, citing Byrd in a tale that ended with Byrd waiting at St Paul for the mistaken Chicago-bound 10:45 train.
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James BR. Pond
Ohio University
Pond
Admiral Byrd
Minneapolis
Ture
St. Paul
Byrd
Chicago
Bryan Estate Valued At 12431 Net
The estate of Dr. Elmer B. Bryan former Ohio University president is appraised with a gross value of 23374.40 and net market value of 12431.49 in Athens County Probate Court. Widow Margaret L. Bryan inherits the entire estate and the judge levied 74.31 in inheritance tax. Tax revenue update shows seven weeks of sales tax bringing in 6994.47 to the state treasury.
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Elmer B. Bryan
Ohio University
8. M. Johnson
Athens County
Margaret L. Bryan
Johnson
Hocking Valley Surveyed for Flood Control
Fairfield County surveyor Ralph Matheny reports Federal Public Works Administration engineers surveyed Hocking Valley counties for a possible conservancy and flood control project. Cities seek study avenues like Muskingum and Scipio-Sandusky programs, arguing benefits to agriculture, commerce, industry and unemployment relief.
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Lancaster
Hocking Valley
Ohio
Burns Sees Tax Uptick as Signal to End Low Mood
Speaker Burns cited a Treasury forecast showing March income tax collections up about 2 percent from a year ago and urged Congress to finish its work and go home. Democratic leaders noted the tax figures might let Congress avoid new taxes this session.
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Washington
Burns
Treasury
Congress
Differentials at Coal Conference Remain Unsettled
In Washington on Wednesday the joint contract committee of Appalachian operators and the United Mine Workers discussed wage differentials between northern and southern soft coal miners. No agreement emerged on new contracts to set prices for those expiring April 1.
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Washington
Joint Contract Committee of
Appalachian
United Mine Workers
Estate of Mary Eb Hope valued with inheritance tax
The Mary Eb Hope estate from Athens County Probate Court shows a net value of 29538.98 with 155.54 tax due. Mary Walden and J C Hope each inherit 9846.33, while Ralph E Martin and Mary Ellen Martin receive 49.2 each. another estate, that of Daniel Ackley, was found not subject to tax.
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Mary Eb. Hope
Athens
M. Johnson
Athens County
Daniel Ackley
Relief Chief Blamed for Shakedowns
Ohio Democratic chief Francis W. Poulson attacked Federal relief administrator Harry L Hopkins amid a dispute with Governor Davey over relief in the state. Poulson accused Republicans of betraying the White House and alleged agency appointees tied to General Henderson conducted partisan conduct. Governor Davey cooperated, turning over about 11.5 million in relief funds to his office for disbursement. George White said he still backs the President’s nonpartisan relief stance and General Henderson.
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Columbus
Francis W. Poulson
Ohio Democratic Executive Committee
Harry L. Hopkins
Poulson
Hopkins
Davey
Roosevelt
Democrata
Ohio
Ohio Relief Commission
Henderson
Doctor Hopkina
Thoms
Stillman
William R. McNamara
Thomas Jones
John BE. Lee
House
John W. Bricker
Senate
Relief Administration
Marietta
George White
Rellief
Newport Bride Jean Weil Weds William Foster in 1940s Ceremony
Newport Kentucky wedding report notes 25 year old Jean Dewolfe Weil granddaughter of Mrs. Warren G Harding and co heir to the late president estate marries 33 year old William Foster a Dayton automobile dealer in a Tuesday ceremony.
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Newport
Jean Dewolfe Weil
Warren G. Harding
William Foster
Dayton
Locomotive Crash Sends Couple 300 Yards Down Tracks
In Punxsutawney Pennsylvania Michael Kasun and his wife were pulled off the locomotive they rode on after a grade crossing collision. They were only slightly hurt as the train dragged the car about 300 yards before Kasun drove the vehicle to a repair shop.
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Punxsutawney
Michael Kasun
Kasun
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